Frame for nursing-bottles



Patented Apr. 12, 1921,

,INV'ENTOR LOU IE ILA PAUGH BY @WMXMQ ATTORNEY NORRIS PETERS. NCu LIYHQ, WASHINGTON. D C,

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- SHEA AND ONE-FOURTH 'i o ELIZABETH c. SHEA, BOTH or UTICAyNEW YORK.

FRAME FOR 1\T URSING-BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 22, 1920. Serial 510. 367,664.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIE T. LA 'P AUGH, a citizen of the United States,res1d1ng at ziccoinpanying drawing.

invention relates to a frame for nurs- Jng'bottles, and T declare the following to be a full, clear, concise and exact description thereof sufficient to enable anyone skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and us'e'the same,'reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like refer cnce characters refer to like parts throughout the specification. j i Y The object of the'invention is to provide frail e for holding a nursing bottle in a re- Furthermore, the frame is adapted to support the nipple end of said bottle normally in elevated position, whereby to prevent the contents of said bottle from dripping down upon the clothing of the infant or upon the bed covers. For this reason the frame holds the nursing bottle in such mannerthat the same will be rocked back automatically'into normal position immedi-:

ately the infant releases its hold on the nipple. l

The object will appear byreferring to the drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the frame, showing a nursing bottle supported thereby, and also of parts of a cradle in which the frame is located;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the frame for supporting a nursing bottle;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view, showing a modified form of the frame for holding the bottle.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, a nursing bottle is represented by 1- and has a nipple 2 attached to the mouth thereof. The bottle 1 is adapted to be held in a removable manner in the frame 3,

which is made preferably of wire that is' afterward enameled with some light tint,

, whereby to effect an attractive finish to the frame.

Said wire is bent to form a rest portion 5 for the neck of the bottle --1.' The neck portion 5 embodies a bending of the wire to make it conform to the cylindrical shape of Patented.Apr.12,11a21. I

the neck f the bottle -l.-andlis coiled V,

at 7, whereby to forma spring that will tend to hold in a;yielding manner the upper: parts 88 of the neck'portion 5 in given position. ,The upper parts 88 are turned over to formffinger grips 9 that will not only aid in centering the neck 60f the bottle 1.",

when inserting the same in portion5, but,

also, be useful asa finger rest in spreading ft'he parts 88 for'the withdrawal. of, the

neck 6. v s I TheQWire-isbent at IO-10 to parallel the sides 1 1 11 for a short distance and then diverges downward on either side at12.1-2

to, the horizontal parts l3:13'jwitli which partslthe sides-12'form an angle. 'Said 'hQITi zontal parts 13V are bent upward substantially V at right angles at 14 and 15 respectively-and form standards'for the frame. 7 Partl5 is shouldered at 16 and continues {on in substantially the are of a semicircle n17. end 18, however, is-twisted'abouta at '19 and thus, fastened,

, T shoulder fPart 14L is bent to form a shoulder at 19, I

as juststated and, theng continues on in the arc'of a semicircle at '20. The free end 21 is twisted about' the shoulderjlti and. thus.

fastened.

; Them. 1rwe. a pathanaa. 20;

Moreover, the lowermostpart' o-fthe are 20 islocated above the plane of thehoriz'ontal parts 13'13, whereby the end of the nursing bottle 1 will be held elevated. somewhat. i V V The frameis adapted to be attached to a strap or tape 22. and, for this purpose, the

horizontal parts 13-13 adjacent the parts 12-12 are bent to form reentrant angles or rests 2323. Also the parts 12'12 are bent to form reentrant angles or 'restsat ends twisted about the adjacent wire of said rests 23 and 24 respectively are used to form guide ways at 26:26 for the insertion therethrough of atape or strap 22. Y It will be noted that the formation of the bent portions 23' and 24' are disposed at such an angle, in each instance, that the shortest distance between said rest portions is at the location where the wires 25 arej oined thereto, in order to hold said wires 25 in given position and to prevent them from slipping downward. Furthermore, the extreme ends 95 2%24. Wires 2525 having their free edges likely to catch the fingers of a person. The tape 22 which is passed through the guide ways12626 is fastened ordinarily *through the parts 17 and 20 and then spreading the neck portion by the aid of the finger grips 94-9, whereby to insert the correspondingpart of the bottle 1. The sides of the frame will lie against the shoulder 35 of the bottle 1 and the sides 11 will lie adjacent the bead 36 on the slightly.

open end of said bottle 1, when mounted, whereby to hold the bottle from moving longitudinally in said frame. The bottle 1 can be removed by spreading, with the fingers, the grips 9, detaching the neck '6 and then withdrawing the end 31 from the arcshaped parts 17 and 20.

The frame is adapted to'hold the bottle 1 at an angle with the nipple 2 elevated However, the frame, with the bottle -1 therein, can be rocked into the dotted line position, asshown in Fig. 1 by the infant when it wishes to feed therefrom. The points 37-37 of the frame will act'a's a fulcrum, in this instance. Immediately, the infant releases its holdon the nipple 2, the frame with the bottle 1- therein will rock automatically back again into the full. line position in Fig. 1, whereby to elevate the nipple 2, and, thereby, prevent its contents from dripping down upon the clothing of the infant or upon the bed covers, thus avoiding the constant attention "of a nurse.

The tape 22 is useful in holding the frame always in readiness to receive the bottle 1. vIt also prevents the infant from throwing the bottle from the cradle. The frame can be shifted from side to side of the cradle along the tape 22 to any position desired for feeding the infant.

Fig. 3 shows a modification of the frame which embodies the same general shape of the former, although with certain parts thereof assembled in a different manner. The guide ways 40 are made by welding pieces of wire 41 at 42 and 43 to the wire 44 of the frame. The ring 45 is made of a single piece of wire with its free ends welded together and the ring itself welded at 46 and 47 to the wire 44 of the frame in such manner that the greater part of the loop of the ring will be located above the points 46 and 47, whereby to hold the contiguous part of the bottle 1, when held by said frame, above'the plane of the horizontal parts 4848 thereof.

Having thus described my invention what i I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a frame for nursing bottles, a yielding neck portion adapted to detachably engage the neck of a bottle, a circular portion for supporting the body of said bottle, horizontal portions for holding said bottle elevated, gui-dewaysformed in said horizontal portions for the insertion of a tape, and adapted to form a fulcrum, whereby the bottle will tilt automatically into'such position as will keep the nipple of the bottle elevated.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature- LOUIE T. LA PAUGH. 

